Memphis guard Joe Jackson (1) drives to the basket against Rutgers' Jerome Seagears (1) and J.J. Moore (44) in the second half of Tuesday's game.

Written by

Pete Wickham
| Correspondent

Rutgers came out of its last game feeling warm and fuzzy. Tuesday night, the Scarlet Knights were left thoroughly singed by 24th-ranked Memphis in a 101-69 American Athletic Conference rout before 14,167 at FedEx Forum.

It was the worst beatdown of the year for the Knights (9-14, 3-7), and the first time Rutgers has given up triple digits since Nov. 2006 against Bradley.

"I told our guys at halftime it's a lesson. They are teaching you a lesson. You've got to get ready to play. They're bigger, they're tougher and they're better. That doesn't mean we can't win against a team like this, but we have to ...